Research methodologies and data analysis (M16)

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This course is composed by the following modules:

M16 - Meta-analysis with R software, 9 hours

• May 16, 3 pm - 6 pm (Monday) - Room 3.1, Building 2 of FPCEUC
• May 18, 10 am - 1 pm (Wednesday) - Room 3.1, building 2 FPCEUC
• May 20, 5 pm - 8 pm (Friday) - Room 1.1, building 2 FPCEUC

Duration of the course (number of hours): 9 hours

Brief course description:

M16: Meta-analysis is a quantitative methodological approach that allows the aggregation and comparison of results from related studies in a systematic way. The focus of this module will be to discuss the various steps and fundamental concepts of a meta-analysis, using multiple packages available in R software. We will address concepts such as fixed and random effects models in a meta-analysis, the evaluation of heterogeneity and publication bias (it is recommended to attend the module M4 of introduction to R).